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01259

ZIP 01259 is Southfield, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County; area code 413; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berkshire
Metro area
Pittsfield, MA
Population
688
Coordinates
42.0693, -73.2289
☼ Live from 01259 — Southfield, MA

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Where 01259 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01259
  • 🔢 Type 01259 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSZIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 01259 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01258 (South Egremont, MA, 12 mi away) and 01260 (South Lee, MA, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01259 becomes 95210 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stockton, CA, 2,524 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01529, 01952, 02915, 09215, 09251, 10259, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09251 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,736 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,327 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01259 and you would come out at 42.07°S, 106.77°E — 859 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 22.9 square miles of land, 01259 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population688This ZIP688
Households228This ZIP228
Housing units390This ZIP390
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$158,125This ZIP$158,125Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$546,300This ZIP$546,300Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher38.5%This ZIP38.5%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density30.0 / sq miThis ZIP30.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees83This ZIP83
Annual payroll$6,133,000This ZIP$6,133,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$26,444,000This ZIP$26,444,000

Land area

Land area22.93 sq miThis ZIP22.93 sq mi
Water area0.74 sq miThis ZIP0.74 sq mi

ZIP codes near 01259

ZIPCityDistance
01244 Mill River, MA 4.2 mi
01222 Ashley Falls, MA 4.6 mi
06018 Canaan, CT 4.8 mi
06024 East Canaan, CT 5.1 mi
01255 Sandisfield, MA 5.8 mi
01257 Sheffield, MA 7.2 mi
06058 Norfolk, CT 7.3 mi
01245 Monterey, MA 8.6 mi
01230 Great Barrington, MA 8.7 mi
06079 Taconic, CT 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01259?

01259 is in Southfield, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County, part of the Pittsfield, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0693, -73.2289.

What county is 01259 in?

01259 lies in Berkshire County.

What area code is 01259?

Southfield uses area code 413, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 01259 in?

01259 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01259?

About 688 people live in ZIP code 01259, in 228 households, at 30.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 01259?

$158,125 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01259?

The closest are 01244 (4.2 mi), 01222 (4.6 mi), 06018 (4.8 mi), 06024 (5.1 mi) and 01255 (5.8 mi).

Is 01259 a PO Box ZIP code?

01259 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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